Harvard Rakes in Another $7B in Record-Breaking Fundraising Haul

It’s nice to see one of these scrappy liberal arts schools finally catch a break.

With another two years to go, Harvard University’s latest fundraising drive has raked in $7 billion, the college said last week. Launched in 2013 with the goal of reaching $6.5 billion, Harvard’s haul broke the record Stanford previously set in 2012 for the largest fundraising campaign ever in higher education.

"I am deeply grateful to everyone who has participated in this outstanding effort so far," Harvard President Drew Faust said in a statement in Harvard magazine. "Our aspirations speak to our larger hopes not only for a better Harvard, but also for a better world."